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Asheville Watchdog3d
Mother’s jailing over son’s 4-year stay in Mission Hospital violated her civil rights, attorneys and experts say
The mother of a patient who has been at Mission Hospital for nearly four years did not receive due process when a judge found ...
Asheville Watchdog3d
Answer Man: Why such extensive tree cutting in Biltmore Forest, especially along creeks? Patton Avenue work downtown still not finished?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: What’s up with all the extensive clearing by FEMA in Biltmore Forest? For the past couple months FEMA crews and ...
Asheville Watchdog5d
Mission attorneys file new motion to remove paralyzed patient from hospital
Attorneys for Mission Hospital have filed a motion requesting a judge appoint a referee in the case of Eric Penland Jr., a ...
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Asheville Watchdog sues City of Asheville, alleging open meetings law violations
Asheville Watchdog is suing the City of Asheville over its refusal to allow reporters and the public to attend meetings of ...
Asheville Watchdog6d
Answer Man: Barley’s Taproom closed for good, or just a redo? Duke power lines still on the ground? Causing fires?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: Barley’s Taproom, the “grandfather” of ...
Asheville Watchdog7d
Thousands crowd into Asheville’s Pack Square to protest President Trump’s policies as part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” movement
An estimated 7,500 local demonstrators joined the nationwide chain of anti-Trump protests Saturday demanding an end to the administration’s widespread cuts to most federal programs and demonstrating ...
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Asheville Watchdog7dOpinion
Opinion: DMV driver’s license offices are still a train wreck, but help may be on the way. Maybe…
In a topsy-turvy, unreliable world, you can always count on the North Carolina DMV’s driver’s license offices to provide some constancy. As far as providing reliably long lines and frustrated human ...